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Final shortlist - girls names

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Helpnoname · 27/01/2023 15:38

Thanks to everyone who responded to my other thread (on the name Ella). We’ve now narrowed down our list to the names below.

Which one would you pick?

Elsie
Eliza
Ella (this was our original favourite but getting cold feet)
Phoebe
Zoe

Also like Elena. How would you pronounce this? Eh-lay-na? Eh-len-ah? Another way?

TIA

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user1492757084 · 20/04/2023 06:34

Love Eliza and Ella best and really like Zoe and Phoebe.
Elsie is sweet but not as smart.

Elena - ELL-eh-nuh. Lovely name.
I also love Gabriella and Ellinor.

SpringIntoChaos · 20/04/2023 07:00

Love all of your choices OP...particularly like Eliza and Ella.

If I were to rank them (even though I like them all!) I'd have Eliza, Ella, Zoe, Elsie, Elena, Phoebe.

I'd say Elena 'E-leena' just because the two I know say it that way.

Do let us know when you've decided though ♥️

Olios · 20/04/2023 10:57

Elizabella... then you get Eliza and Ella nn

DuchessOfSausage · 20/04/2023 18:02

Elizabella looks like a mishmash of Elizabeth and Isabella and too many ELs

salamithumbs · 22/04/2023 02:02

I like them all except Phoebe (no particular reason, just don't personally like how it sounds!) but I would choose Zoe since El- names are so common at the moment! There seems to be so many girls called Ella, Ellie, Elsie, Elodie etc and I think Zoe stands out more. But if you do want an 'El' name, I would go for Elizabeth since then she'll have the choice of what to call herself and could go by Ella, Elsie etc.
I would probably say Elena as el-AY-na but also know people called 'el-EH-na' (Bulgarian) and 'EL-eh-na' (Italian) so would be unsure which pronunciation to go for!

saltandpepper86 · 22/04/2023 05:23

Elsie or Ella

really dislike Zoe, seems very 90's

Also like Elena. How would you pronounce this? Eh-len-a

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